About Me

My wide experience with a variety of horse breeds has allowed me to draw on a detailed knowledge of the horse in all its beauty of form and motion, and I feel my drawings and paintings reflect that experience.
Growing up on a dairy farm in southwest Wisconsin also allowed me to observe wildlife in nature and the love of animals is expressed in my drawings and paintings. My husband, Ray, and I also raised cougars for a time and that has provided an insight into the world of big cats and how they look and behave from birth through adulthood.
I work in pencil and acrylics.

Monday, August 9, 2010

American Bison, Acrylic

This is a 5x7 acrylic on Ampersand board. Thanks to Donna Ridgeway for the excellent reference!

This is now in a private collection, hot off the easel. Because I still work full time, my painting/drawing chances are limited, but I persist. I love the Golden Open acrylics because I can keep a palette going for weeks, using the simple 'sandwich' of styrofoam plates for a palette. One is the palette and the other is the lid, both sealed in a Ziploc bag, works great, and it's really cheap-just pitch the palette when it's too full of paint (saving the paint still usable), and the system goes on forever. Love it. I tried the stay-wet palettes, but wasn't as satisfied as I have been with my cheap and endlessly replaceable plates.

Anyway, here is the latest piece:

I'm always glad to hear any comments and questions, and thanks for looking!

3 comments:

I love your subject. Bison are so majestic and a true symbol of America from its humble beginnings. I love the contrast to the delicate flowers in the foreground. It creates such a wonderful balance and accentuates the true power of the subject. Splendid work Jeri!